APAC Lead Full Stack Developer (New Taiwan Tech Hub. Remote Work)

Who we are

Employment Hero is on a mission to make employment easier and more valuable for everyone. Our Employment Operating System brings hiring, HR, payroll and benefits into an all-in-one solution.

Since our inception in 2014, we’ve scaled to a $2 billion valuation and gained a presence in 6 countries globally - Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, the UK and Canada. We now service over 300,000 businesses and more than 2 million employees.

The EH Way

At Employment Hero, we’re proud of our unique DNA, which we call The EH Way.

• We are Mission First - everything we do (from what we work on, to how we allocate capital and where we focus) is driven by our Mission
• We are Remote First - we champion a remote environment with a preference for asynchronous communication and a high degree of autonomy
• We are AI First - we are committed to using AI to accelerate our mission; AI is not just a tool, it’s a fundamental part of how we operate, innovate, and scale
• We are Apolitical - we do not take a position on political or social topics, unless it relates to our Mission
• We Live by Our Values - we role model our values 100% of the time
• We Expect High Performance - we set a high standard and we’re not satisfied with being average

This role

Our world-class Product and Engineering teams delivered almost 1,000 new features last year. As one of our pioneering Engineers in our new Taiwan Tech Hub, you'll play a vital role in the continued acceleration of our product strategy.

This is not a typical “Senior Engineer” role.

This is a founding engineer position in a newly established tech hub, where you will influence architecture, engineering standards, hiring, and technical direction across a platform used by hundreds of thousands of businesses.

You’ll be accountable for building and deploying the innovative features that change our customers’ lives every day. From our trailblazing AI hiring tool to our fully automated payroll solution, every component of our Employment Operating System is carefully designed to disrupt the employment industry for the better, improving the lives of business owners and entrepreneurs everywhere.

Our world-class Product and Engineering teams delivered almost 1,000 new features last year. As one of our Senior Engineers, you’ll play a vital role in the continued acceleration of our product strategy.

This is a 100% full WFH remote setup, you will be working in the Taiwan timezones.

This will include

• Technical Leadership & Architecture
• Design and own complex backend systems, distributed architectures, and scalable services
• Lead technical discovery with Product & Design, translating requirements into robust system designs
• Make high-impact technical decisions that shape our Employment OS platform and its future direction
• Hands-On Engineering
• Develop critical features across our stack (primarily Ruby on Rails, with TypeScript, React, and modern DevOps tooling)
• Build APIs and backend services that support high throughput and rapid feature development
• Write clean, reliable, well-tested code and ensure the same quality across your squad
• Operational Excellence
• Drive best practices in code quality, observability, testing, CI/CD, and performance
• Improve system reliability, scalability, and developer experience across the platform
• Mentorship & Squad Development
• Coach and mentor engineers across levels to uplift technical capability in the region
• Participate in technical interviews and help shape the senior engineering bar for the hub

Who you are

To thrive at Employment Hero, you’ll need to embody The EH Way - operating with focus, agility, and an obsession with impact. For this role, you’ll also bring

• Deep Technical Expertise
• 8+ years of software engineering experience (we value capability > time)
• Strong backend engineering experience in high-scale or complex systems
• Proficiency in one or more modern languages (Ruby, Python, Go, Node, TypeScript, etc.) — we’ll upskill you in Ruby
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, API design, relational databases, and asynchronous architectures
• Architecture & System Design Ownership
• Experience making architectural decisions, not just implementing tasks
• Ability to break down complex problems into scalable, elegant engineering solutions
• Comfort with performance optimisation, debugging, and refactoring legacy systems when needed
• Engineering Maturity
• Strong knowledge of modern SDLC, code review excellence, automated testing, and production-quality practices
• Track record of improving engineering standards, reliability, and team velocity
• Leadership Behaviour
• You mentor by default
• You elevate teams, not just code
• You bring strong communication in English (async-first, globally distributed environment)
• You care deeply about collaboration, clarity, and impact

What we can offer

At Employment Hero, we don’t just talk about a better way to work - we live it. Joining Employment Hero means

• You will work remotely, with the flexibility to own your time and impact
• You will access cutting-edge tools to amplify your work, knowledge and outputs
• You’ll surround yourself with ambitious, outcome-driven colleagues who challenge you to do the best work of your life
• You’ll own ESOP (employee share options) in one of the world’s fastest-growing tech companies
• You’ll also have access to a wide range of benefits that includes - a very generous paternity leave policy, subsidised egg freezing (so you can make the choice that’s right for you, on your terms), a WFH office expense budget, and outstanding learning & development opportunities

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Employment Hero celebrates diverse perspectives and experiences, we invite people of all backgrounds and identities to apply for this position.